Compared to other leagues, the NBA does not have so many problems in its conference-division setup. I feel that there are, however, two easily correctable problems which I have with the NBA's setup.

1. There is an odd number of teams, creating some problems with scheduling.
2. The existance of the Los Angeles Clippers. The Lakers are the heart and soul of Southern California. The Clippers are an afterthough, always in the shadow of the Lakers. Even if the Clippers won the NBA championship in a year where the Lakers failed to make the playoffs, the Clippers would still be considered as second class citizens in Los Angeles and the rest of the world. In the first NBA season at the Staples Center, which the Lakers and Clippers share with the NHL Kings, the Lakers sold out every home game. The Clippers sold out a total of two home games, both against the Lakers. All in all, it would be in the best interest of the NBA and all of professional sports to remove the Clippers from LA, and perhaps from the entire league.

There are a few options which I have come up with in order to appease one or both of the above concerns.

1. Add a 30th team to the league.
2. Move the Clippers to another city, changing their name and identity.
3. Move the Clippers to another city AND add a 30th team to the league.
4. Dissolve the Clippers and have a draft for Clippers players under contract at the time the team is eliminated.
5. Add two expansion teams AND dissolve the Clippers, therefore not giving the management of one of the new teams an unfair advantage of already having an established organization, no matter how lousy it is.

Without a doubt, the NBA has the least problems in its structure. There are only small problems which can easily be corrected.